Benefits of Art Therapy

Art is an effective tool that can help people with mental issues. Now, this might surprise you a bit. Considering that art and psychotherapy can be a totally different thing. Art is a known therapy that can treat mental disorders and can also improve mental clarity. For the past years, art therapy has been proven to be successful. The therapy simply makes use of the creative process. The benefits are for everyone and not only for people who have mental issues. Art therapy can also benefit an average person to be mentally fit. It is an easier way to stimulate your brain and just about anyone can do it. Sometimes people think that you need to be an artist to create something or paint anything. People often think that to get into arts, you need talent. Well, that’s not entirely true. Anyone can draw or paint anything. In art therapy, it really doesn’t have to be very good or a master piece. It just needs to be something that truly came from within you. You paint what you feel and you draw using your emotions.

Sometimes, it’s easier to draw things than to actually say it. By going through the creative process and expressing yourself, a therapist will be able to help you discover things about yourself that you might not know yet. This will help you understand yourself and why you feel things that you now feel. The therapy will help you process your emotions and not struggle with it. This will be a good step to begin healing inside. All art therapists are trained in arts, so they can definitely guide you in the process of the therapy in terms of your creative expression. They can definitely provide insight into your art piece that can help you identify and understand yourself more. The therapy might give you a sense of relief in almost all aspects of your life. Sometimes, it is self- exploration that can actually lead into and insightful understanding of one’s self. It can almost easily relieve you from the stress of life. Not only will art therapy help people with their emotional problems, but also with other areas in life. More often than not, almost all therapies will help you with your social skills.

The people that have less self-esteem might discover a part of them that would allow them to open up more and feel good about themselves. It might lead them to withdraw less in social interactions. Basically, there is a broad idea of how art therapy can actually help a person. But it can definitely improve people’s mental and emotional state, also including physical state leading them to have a better life. Getting into therapy can help so many people improve their lives and relationships one way or another. Again the benefits vary from every person. You might not think it could help you at all, but looking into the process of art therapy, this one is surely worth a try.

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Julie Farris, Art Therapist

Hello, and welcome to my website about art therapy. I’ve been doing art therapy for close to a decade and have seen some amazing transformations in my patients. If you would like to learn more about art therapy email me at contactus@healwithart.com